You must have remembered the story from your childhood: an old man was worried about his sons because they always quarreled with each other. So one day he asked them to break a bundle(捆) of chopsticks tied together. Clearly, none of them could. But when the bundle was untied, they were able to break each chopstick easily. Why? This is because of the power of unity(团结).

    Dr. John Maxwell, in his book Success Journey says that every success is not something you can achieve alone. Think about it —if at the end of all the achievements, you find yourself alone, will you call it success in a real sense? It is known to all of us that success always belongs to unity. But we often seem to forget it when it comes to individual(个人的) success. Most of us consider our success as a personal thing.

    Your dream and your success do not belong to you alone. Even though you work hard towards your dream, there are people who are working behind you to make sure that you are able to give yourself a hundred percent energy.

    Do you think that it is possible without unity? Don't you feel that these people are doing their best so that you can be successful? And so, unity plays an important role, even if you are talking about your personal success. Just like those chopsticks, they can't be broken only when they are tied together.

    So, it is your responsibility to keep unity if you really want to be successful in your trip. Only if you always treat things and people seriously, you will succeed because all the things and people around you have connections in some way.

 (Tony and Amy are talking in school. A=Amy T=Tony)

A: Hi, Tony. I need to write an article about travelling. Can I ask you some questions?

T: Of course.

A:{#blank#}1{#/blank#}

T: I go on a vacation twice a year. Last month I went to Shanghai.

A: Oh, really? {#blank#}2{#/blank#}

T: Yes, I enjoyed my trip a lot. I went to many places.

A:{#blank#}3{#/blank#}

T: I guess the Chenghuang Temple is the best place.

There are many things to see and many kinds of food to eat.

A: Did you eat Plain Noodles (阳春面)?

T: Of course I did.

A:{#blank#}4{#/blank#}

T: It's very delicious. I love it.

A: Sounds interesting.{#blank#}5{#/blank#}

T: You are welcome.

A：Hi，Rose. Do you like travelling around the world？

B：Yes，I do. I like travelling to different places. I was on vacation last month. 

A：{#blank#}1{#/blank#}？

B：I went to Beijing on vacation. It is one of the most famous cities that I have ever known. 

A：Yeah，Beijing is the capital of China. Did you go anywhere special there？

B：{#blank#}2{#/blank#}. I went to the Great Wall with some Chinese friends. 

A：{#blank#}3{#/blank#}？

B：It is wonderful. As far as I know，there are no other man﹣made objects as big as it. It is the longest wall in the world. 

A：Wow，that's amazing!{#blank#}4{#/blank#}？

B：Everything tasted really good! There was lots of delicious food in Beijing. And I bought some Beijing duck for my parents. 

A：That sounds great!{#blank#}5{#/blank#}？

B：Yes. Everyone had a good time there.